God Guides and Provides
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Before I start my day…everyday… I ask God for two things. To see things through His eyes so I can follow His lead and the wisdom to handle what He has entrusted to me.
GOD GUIDES
And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying,
And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
ELIJAH was a nobody from nowhere.
Right is right. It doesn’t matter who you have to speak truth to. - Big name that had to be corrected.
For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
God Guides THROUGH Faithful submission.
Faithful submission. (God blessed me with such faithful people because I sowed submission and loyalty. It also caused me to learn)
Your authority will increase when you submit to Godly authority - PEOPLE ASK ME WHY THERE ARE SO MANY FAITHFUL PEOPLE AROUND ME. I SOWED GOOD SEED TOWARD MY AUTHORITY/RESPECT
Illustration - recently I had a great conflict because I had to keep my word.
YOUR WORD IS A LIGHT UNTO MY PATH
Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
TRUST GOD AND HE WILL DIRECT YOUR PATH.
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; And lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he shall direct thy paths.
Get the wisdom you need.
GOD GUIDES THROUGH HIS WORD
And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying,
God will never steer you wrong.
He will never steer you wrong.
Recognize the Word of the Lord - It comes by man.
Inner witness
Confirmation
Get the wisdom you need.
And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:
And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:
And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Say I won’t be moved by anything but H.S. —Pivotal moments in my life that I had to choose to be obedient. Don’t let someone get your blessing.
Ill - Man who bought Euros because it spoke about one currency.
GOD PROVIDES
Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
What did God use to provide? Ravens.
IHe may provide differently than we expect.
He may provide more of Himself - What do we want more? WHAT GOD GIVES OR WHAT GOD IS ;
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
So he went and did according unto the word of the Lord: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
So he went and did according unto the word of the Lord: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
You know youre ready for great things when...
You do what He tells you.
Difficulty and popular opinion don’t move you. (Hero to zero)
People’s opinion doesn’t move you. (Hero to zero)
We must take people’s feelings into consideration but not be mastered by them.
SPIRIT LED
And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
Keep your eyes on the Provider not the provision.
Be blessed with the Lord’s provision and learn to live on less so you can give more to His work. God wants to increase your standard of giving not just your standard of living.
Altar Call -
You know God’s will is costing you your comfort.
You’ve sown some seeds of rebellion and need a crop failure.
Need a financial blessing - sow, serve, and steward
God’s Guidance
God’s desire to be stronger than your own desires.
Godss provision